GM Motors will invest spend US$275m preparing its Fort Wayne plant to build the next generation of Chevrolet and GMC full-size pickup trucks, creating or retaining 150 jobs.

The plant, which currently has 3,400 employees on three shifts, builds the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra.

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The announcement is the last related to the $2bn GM said in May 2011 it would spend to create or retain about 4,000 jobs in 17 facilities in eight states over the next 18 months.

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